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Alberto Ballerio

  • Biodiversity Journal, 8 (1): 001-002
    Alberto Ballerio
    New Caledonia
  • Biodiversity Journal, 5 (4): 521–524

    Alberto Ballerio
    New records of Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae) from Arunachal Pradesh (India) with description of a new species of Pterorthochaetes Gestro, 1899

    ABSTRACT
    In order to publish data to be included in the forthcoming new edition of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Madrasostes feae (Gestro, 1898) and Pterorthochaetes dembickyi n. sp. (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Ceratocanthinae) are recorded from Arunachal Pradesh (India).

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (2): 379-382

    Alberto Ballerio
    A remarkable new flightless Madrasostes Paulian, 1975 from Vietnam (Coleoptera Scarabaeoidea Hybosoridae Ceratocanthinae)

    ABSTRACT
    Madrasostes bartolozzii n. sp. is described from Vietnam (Ba Be National Park) on the basis of two females. Some remarks on this unusual flightless species are provided. Distinguishing characters between Madrasostes Paulian, 1975 and Besuchestostes Paulian, 1972 are briefly discussed.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (1): 301-310

    Alberto Ballerio & José Mondaca
    Preliminary contribution to a revision of the Chilean Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera Hybosoridae) with description of two new species of Martinezostes Paulian, 1982
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.1.301.310
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/5567f038-377d-4571-84bd-f73a8cd80976

    ABSTRACT
    Two new species of Ceratocanthinae (Coleoptera Hybosoridae) from Central Chile are described, i.e. Martinezostes barrigai n. sp. and Martinezostes poqui n. sp. Remarks are provided on Martinezostes ruizi (Gutiérrez, 1946), a species which till now has been misinterpreted. A key to the new species is provided as well as images of habitus of the adults and the aedeagi.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 11 (1): 001-002
    Alberto Ballerio
    The Parque Nacional Conguillío, Chile
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2020.11.1.I.II